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Text:O light, O Trinity most blest!
Tune:WHEN IN THE HOUR OF UTMOST NEED
Composer:J. Gerard

22. O light, O Trinity most blest!

1 O Light, O Trinity most blest!
True God, supreme and ever best:
As now the sun of day departs,
Outpour Thy beams upon our hearts.

2 To Thee at morn our hymns we raise,
At evening offer prayer and praise;
And Thou our glorious theme shalt be,
Now and through all eternity.

3 As darkness deepens, Lord, do Thou
A night of quiet rest bestow;
From all our sins grant us release,
And bless us with Thy perfect peace.

Text Information
First Line: O light, O Trinity most blest!
Meter: L. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1898
Topic: Worship: Closing; Worship: Evening; TheChurch Year: Trinity
Notes: Now Public Domain. Latin, 5th. Cent. (?) Luther, 1543. Tr. Comp.
Tune Information
Name: WHEN IN THE HOUR OF UTMOST NEED
Composer: J. Gerard (1555)
Meter: L. M.
Key: G Major
Notes: Now Public Domain. Norwegian tune name: Naar vi i störste Nöden staa



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